Aleks Tunchev

{{Short description|Bulgarian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2026}} {{family name hatnote|Aleksandrov|Tunchev|lang=Bulgarian}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Aleks Tunchev | image = | caption = | fullname = Aleks Aleksandrov Tunchev | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2008|12|19}} | birth_place = Leicester, England | height = | currentclub = CSKA Sofia II | clubnumber = 15 | position = Centre-back | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Elit Sofia | youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = National Sofia | youthyears3 = {{0|0000}}–2025 | youthclubs3 = CSKA Sofia | years1 = 2025– | clubs1 = CSKA Sofia III | caps1 = 1 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2025– | clubs2 = CSKA Sofia II | caps2 = 18 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2026 | clubs3 = CSKA Sofia | caps3 = 1 | goals3 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2025– | nationalteam1 = Bulgaria U19 | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | pcupdate = 05:30, 24 May 2026 (UTC) | ntupdate = 16:34, 10 February 2026 (UTC) }}

'''Aleks Aleksandrov Tunchev''' ({{langx|bg|Алекс Александров Тунчев}}; born 19 December 2008) is a Bulgarian footballer who plays as a centre-back for CSKA Sofia.

==Career==

A youth player of Elit Sofia, plays as a central defender. He moved to the CSKA academy. In the 2024/25 season, he trained with the third team of CSKA several times, but failed to make an official debut. He began preparing for the 2025/26 season in the second team of CSKA.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fccska.com/%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%84%D0%B8%D0%BB/%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%81-%D1%82%D1%83%D0%BD%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%B2/|title=Алекс Тунчев - профил |publisher=fccska.com}}</ref>

He played for the second and third teams during the season, but in early October 2025 he was called up to train with the first team and participated in a test match. He made his debut for the army team on February 6, 2026 in a 3:1 victory over Arda Kardzhali.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportal.bg/news-2026020614403632825|title=ЦСКА с ударен старт на пролетта, нов отпразнува дебютен гол с гореща самба |publisher=sportal.bg}}</ref>

==Career statistics== {{Updated|23 May 2026}}

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |align=center valign=center|CSKA Sofia II |2025–26 |Second League |18||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||18||0 |- |align=center valign=center|CSKA Sofia III |2025–26 |Third League |1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||1||0 |- |align=center valign=center|CSKA Sofia |2025–26 |First League |1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||1||0 |- !colspan=3|Career total !20!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!20!!0 |}

==Personal life== He is the son of former football player Aleksandar Tunchev.

==References== {{Reflist|2}}

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